of statutory authority is necessary for, given the broad language of the statute, should fema just tucker down and lifted care of itself? >> >> madam chairman, i think that what our members are trying to stress is that we do that and do not lose the command or control. >> do you really think that we're looking to do that? >> our concern is that if you leave it under stafford, it needs to be within staffer because we believe that it is a stafford act event and we have a es c.e.o. coordinating the activity, and not -- and have an f zco coordinating the activity. >> are you confident that you would want to be able to categorize it as a disaster? are you satisfied that that will happen instantly? >> we have not seen anything like that in our lifetime. everyone tells us it is coming. but some think this is the finding the catastrophe and that is the hardest part of this. the impact on the rest of the country is going to be what defines it as whether or not it is a catastrophe. >> my governor probably would not like that. of thing that the definition of catastrophe has to bid what the major imp